New Zealand will release commemorative “The Hobbit” coins worth thousands of dollars ahead of next month’s premier of director Peter Jackson’s latest Tolkien epic. The coins featuring characters such as Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the wizard will be legal tender in the country, New Zealand Post said, although their face value will be only a […]
Category Archives: Art and Culture
National Geographic to auction photos
National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years, amassing a collection of 11.5 million photos and original illustrations. A small selection of that massive archive — 240 pieces spanning from the late 1900’s to the present — will be sold at Christie’s in December at […]
Is Disney’s First Hispanic Princess Hispanic Enough?
The Walt Disney Co. is defending its newest princess following a backlash over her Hispanic-influenced ethnicity. A new character named Sofia will star in the TV movie “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” airing Nov. 18 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Hispanic advocacy groups have questioned whether the fair-skinned, blue-eyed young princess […]
R. Kelly Is Trapped in the Closet Again
Insane Clown Posse Saying “Cops Are SCARED About Our Halloween Concert”
The members of the band Insane Clown Posse are non-to-happy about law enforcement requesting they change their Halloween concert venue at this late of a date, due to issues of security and safety. Forced to Relocate The Insane Clown Posse says they’ve been forced to relocate their Halloween concert … after police in Royal […]
Looking For The Perfect Halloween Costume? Get Inspired By Celebrity Halloween Costumes!
Are you looking for inspiration for that perfect Halloween costume? See how your favorite celebrities wear to celebrate the most frightful night of the year. Kim Kardashian “Poisonous!!!” the reality star Tweeted of her Poison Ivy outfit. Alyson Hannigan The actress played the role of a scarecrow, while daughter Satyana dressed as a pumpkin. AnnaLynne […]
Picasso, Matisse, Monet works stolen from Dutch museum
Thieves have stolen paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and other famous modern artists from a museum in Rotterdam, Dutch police say. Works by Paul Gauguin, Lucian Freud and Meyer de Haan, were also among the seven paintings stolen from the Kunsthal museum overnight, police said on Tuesday. Neither the police nor the museum […]
‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ to be released in IMAX internationally
Big news for international Twilight fans! IMAX Listen up, international Twilight fans: If you were already excited about finally seeing Bella as a vampire, you’re going to be thrilled to learn that Breaking Dawn – Part 2 will be released in IMAX in the U.K. and various other countries. “IMAX’s participation in 2010 on the release of The Twilight […]
Part 2 of Brad Pitt’s Weird Chanel No.5 Commercial
Brad Pitt makes his debut as Chanel No.5’s first male spokes model, and it’s not a normal commercial by any means. Round 2 He’s back for round two. Brad Pitt‘s latest Chanel No. 5 commercial debuted on Tuesday, and it’s similar to the first except this time the actor is joined by two female costars. Pitt narrates […]
Taylor Swift Shares Her Songwriting Process
“Songs start in strange, quirky ways” Swift on be a songwriter. Taylor Swift was recently the feature guest of VH1’s “Storytellers” where she shared, among other things, her song writing process. Swift Going to be Featured on VH1’s “Storytellers” When the news broke that Taylor Swift would be featured on an upcoming episode […]